Axxess: Is this worth it?

[Ares]

Has anyone signed up with these people? I would like to know if this is worth my while.It is a company called Axxess and based in P.E. Will it be more or less the same as I-Burst besides the cap and mobility of course?Not too worried about speed just a stable irc connection.

10Gb ADSL Account
(No contracts - Month to Month payments!)
Bandwidth(Up/Down) 10Gb
Fixed IP None
Setup fee None
Monthly cost R399.00 (Includes VAT & Exludes Telkom Line Rental)
Contracts None
Payment Method Debit Order
Telkom Line Types DSL512, DSL384 & DSL192
International Access Yes, till cap is reached.
Local Access Yes
Port Shaping P2P
Uplink Provider SAIX
Concurrent Connections 1 *
SMTP Relay Yes
Email Account 1 (More on request)
Service Availability Anywhere in South Africa

We accept signups 7 days a week(Mon-Sun).
Including Public holidays!

* If you need more than one pc to access the internet then use your ADSL modem/router to do the authentication.
You need to setup your computers to use your ADSL modem/router as their default gateway.

 

[bb_matt]

No, it's not.

 

[LoneGunman]

bb_matt, Explain? - Over in the adsl section, there seem to be mostly pretty happy users of these guys.. I know I've mailed them and asked various questions, and they've got back to me within an hour or so. Only drawback I can see is the long distance help number. From what I can gather though (based on reading over in the adsl forum) they seem to be delivering the service without any real problems..

 

[Makedon]

What this has to do with Iburst at all.....There is a nice ADSL forum go there and post it man ....why u advertise urself here?
Thats just stupid...

 

[ic]

Yeah methinks this thread will get more focussed attention in the ADSL forum, moving it there now...

 

[aborg]

so far so good....axxess keep it up guys!

 

[VQuest]

Ares, do yourself a favour and search myadsl for Axxess and you will be very pleasantly surprised as to the excellent feedback there is on the Axxess ADSL service. I am yet to see any negative comments made by anyone who has come into contact with Axxess.

 

[munwaal]

Agree with above - search the forum, you'll find plenty of stuff on Axxess. Personally, I have their 10 gig account and am MOST impressed. Service is fantastic!

 

[bboy]

yay, i got axxess 30gb today!

 

[BT6LW]

I am curious about something... when looking at the signup contract.. you are giving permission to a person to debit your bank account... and not to a company..., why?

also curious if they are 2good to be true...

 

[munwaal]

At this point, their debit order system isn't working, so you make a payment into their bank account. No fuss.

This compnay has been around for about 3 - 4 years, as I understand it. They have several ICafe's in PE, which have been there for some time. They're not fly by night operators. Today is the 1st, I used 10.2 gigs last month - they're the real deal.

 

[louisp]

I have recieved only top notch service thus far from Axxess!!

This morning I started using their 10GB account but I misplaced my password.

Didn't really care cause I will only be needing access tonight after work so I left home. Thing is, I think I left my router on auto connect, so I'm probably flooding them with requests to connect but with wrong password.

Wasn't long when I received a call from axxess asking if I'm having trouble logging in!!

I'm impressed!!

 

[mbs]

My experience so far has been good. The contract factor is actually a non-issue, as they don't have the billing mechanisms in place - they will send you a monthly invoice, which you can remit via EFT. Chat to Johan Haasbroek if you've got any queries. Recommended...

 

[Compl33t]

I'm into my second month with them, on a 10gig account. Extremely pleased with them, no hassles, nothing. They're definitely keeping me as a customer.

 

[WiseCrack]

It is also my second month with them and I am happy. My only gripe is when you hit your cap and yes it can happen you cannot access your emails as the mail server is not local. I guess you can then just buy a bigger package next time.

 

[Andre]

No complaints so far. It's quite liberating not having to watch every byte you upload or download.

 

[bb_matt]

bb_matt, Explain? - Over in the adsl section, there seem to be mostly pretty happy users of these guys.. I know I've mailed them and asked various questions, and they've got back to me within an hour or so. Only drawback I can see is the long distance help number. From what I can gather though (based on reading over in the adsl forum) they seem to be delivering the service without any real problems..

Er, think I was posting while rather under the influence and got the wrong thread or something

BTW, it looks like a good deal - definately considering it.
Paying an extra R150pm for another 7gig sounds great.

But this is what stops me :-

HTTP traffic is given a priority. And P2P is shaped. We don't recommend the Uncapped ADSL accounts if you need speed!

only 1 concurrent connection is allowed per username/password.

I listen to streaming radio fairly often and use bittorrent for linux stuff, my 384 line can handle a DSL/LAN/Cable winamp radio stream reasonably well - starts of shakey, after 10 mins is pretty stable.

The fact that they don't reccommend the uncapped - does that apply to the 10, 20 and 30gig accounts to ? - I would assume not ?
If the 10gig account can handle streaming audio as well as my current hellkom account, then I'd go for it.

1 concurrent connection is limiting - my bro uses my details for dialup and sometimes I'll use my home ADSL details at work while downloading at home on the same account.

Hmmm - maybe I'll mail um and ask my questions ...